5 Appendix A: Product Behavior

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The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

  • Microsoft Excel 97

  • Microsoft Excel 2000

  • Microsoft Excel 2002

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003

  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007

  • Microsoft Excel 2010

  • Microsoft Excel 2013

  • Microsoft Excel 2016

  • Microsoft Excel 2019

  • Microsoft Excel 2021

  • Microsoft Excel 2024 Preview

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.